Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority

The Redevelopment and Housing Authority provides safe, sanitary, and decent housing to Chesapeake 's residents. The Authority is also charged with the eradication of slums and the conservation of decaying neighborhoods. The Authority may acquire and operate housing projects, make loans and grants for the prevention and elimination of slums or blighted areas, conduct housing stock examinations, invest funds, acquire property for public or private development and hire staff.(VA Code 36-40 and 36-45)